RE: Link to Touching Opinion Piece in Today's WSJ

[Guest guest]

Hi, when I first saw Dr. Druker on TV, I believe it was with this child ,

and how well the child did at first on Gleevec.  Shortly after that I flew to

Portland and was accepted into the trial.  Meetings were held, as I recall on a

Mon., maybe once a month?  They were to get people together and discuss their

progress etc. on the drug.   The only meeting I went to was the one and his

father attended, and I will never forget it.  This little boy was so sweet and

courageous, and it was so wonderful to see that the drug was helping him.  What

a tragedy it was when he did not make it, and how great was Dr. Druker to give

him a chance at life.   Dr. Druker was truly a pioneer for risking his

reputation doing something he knew might possibly fail and effect his entire

career. 

But in truth, it did not effect his career, I think the fact that he gave it

his best only enhanced his career.

  C. were you there that day?  I have often wondered, as you and I entered

the trial at the same time, and never met, if you and I could not have been

sitting in the same room and not known it.  And if you were there, I am

sure,like myself, it is a memory one could never forget.  Hats off to Dr.

Druker, and lifetime prayers for little and his family.

a (Bobby) Doyle Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 05/1995

Interferon/9 weeks/hydroxyurea/5 years

02/2000 - Gleevec Trial/OHSU 06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU 06/2003 -

Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial/OHSU 04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months

#840  -   Zavie's Zero Club 09/2006 -  out of CCR 04/29/08 - XL228 trial/U of

Michigan

01/09/ - PCR 5.69

02/13/09 - XL228 trial ended due to side effects

o4/13/09 - Ariad Trial U of Michigan

09/09/09 - PCR 0.017

04/13/09 - Ariad trial at U. of Michigan

09/09/09 - PCR 0.017

04/13/09 - Ariad trial, U. of Michigan

09/08/09 - PCR

0.017

From: Wayne Mielke <tinman1939new@...>

Subject: [ ] Link to Touching Opinion Piece in Today's WSJ

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 8:51 AM

 

http://online. wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052748

7032980045744551 12945265236. html?mod= googlenews_ wsj

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the link Wayne.

I first met Dr. Druker in November 2000 after failing Interferon. He was

everything that McCaffry described in his tribute to Dr. Druker on the

occasion of the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

I also recall those Monday meetings when Dr. Druker and his team met with

the patients who were there that day. I vividly remember meeting C in

person after many months on the internet. It was special.

All these awards are merely a prelude to him winning the Nobel prize for

medicine.

Zavie

Zavie (age 71)

67 Shoreham Avenue

Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

dxd AUG/99

INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

2.8 log reduction Sep/05

3.0 log reduction Jan/06

2.9 log reduction Feb/07

3.6 log reduction Apr/08

3.6 log reduction Sep/08

3.7 log reduction Jan/09

3.8 log reduction May/09

3.8 log reduction Aug/09

e-mail: zmiller@...

Tel: 613-726-1117

Fax: 613-482-4801

Cell: 613-282-0204

ID: zaviem

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Sent: October 6, 2009 8:51 AM

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[Guest guest]

This is a four-tissue column, Wayne! So glad you shared it.

From: tinman1939new@...

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:51:09 -0700

Subject: [ ] Link to Touching Opinion Piece in Today's WSJ

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[Guest guest]

From your lips to God's ears, Zavie!

From: zmiller@...

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:06:57 -0400

Subject: RE: [ ] Link to Touching Opinion Piece in Today's WSJ

Thank you for the link Wayne.

I first met Dr. Druker in November 2000 after failing Interferon. He was

everything that McCaffry described in his tribute to Dr. Druker on the

occasion of the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

I also recall those Monday meetings when Dr. Druker and his team met with

the patients who were there that day. I vividly remember meeting C in

person after many months on the internet. It was special.

All these awards are merely a prelude to him winning the Nobel prize for

medicine.

Zavie

Zavie (age 71)

67 Shoreham Avenue

Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

dxd AUG/99

INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

2.8 log reduction Sep/05

3.0 log reduction Jan/06

2.9 log reduction Feb/07

3.6 log reduction Apr/08

3.6 log reduction Sep/08

3.7 log reduction Jan/09

3.8 log reduction May/09

3.8 log reduction Aug/09

e-mail: zmiller@...

Tel: 613-726-1117

Fax: 613-482-4801

Cell: 613-282-0204

ID: zaviem

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wayne

Mielke

Sent: October 6, 2009 8:51 AM

Subject: [ ] Link to Touching Opinion Piece in Today's WSJ

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